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strike home

VERB

hit where it hurts

Synonyms

WEAK

hit where one lives touch a nerve ending touch a sore spot

Example Sentences

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He needs it more than he lets on, and slowly, O’Sullivan’s script reveals that the particularities of “Romeo and Juliet” strike home for Dan in a way he never anticipated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Rarely does a question from an audience member strike home.

From Salon • May 15, 2023

Harper fired a strike home to Ramos, but the ball appeared to pop out as he tried to tag Mayberry at home on the rapid-fire play.

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2013

As you stand at the top of the mine shaft kitted out in helmet and cap-lamp the realisation that this is no Disney-like simulation starts to strike home.

From BBC • May 6, 2013

When, at a ball in New York, Sir Henry Clinton, then holding on with rapidly relaxing grasp to English dominance in America, called to the musicians to play Britons, strike home!

From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse